DATE:     9/01/96
CONTACT:  Charles Williams, arena director, 646-2717 or 646-2718
WRITER:   Bill Baker, 656-3875

                     UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE
                 T. ED GARRISON LIVESTOCK ARENA
                       CALENDAR OF EVENTS

     The following events are scheduled at the T. Ed Garrison
Arena at Clemson University in upcoming weeks. The Arena is
currently accepting bookings for 1996. Please call Charles
Williams at 864/646-2717 or 2718 for further information. For
event day information, please call the show office at 864/646-2719.

SEPTEMBER
 
7         PALMETTO PAINT HORSE SHOW
          Sponsored by: Palmetto Paint Horse Club
          Competitive show for all ages and classes
          of paint horses
          Main Arena - 9 am - Free Admission
          Contact: Mary Roddy 864/861-3861
   
20-21     SC WALKING HORSE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW
          Main Arena - Tickets TBA
          Friday 7 PM - Saturday 6 PM
          Sponsored by SC Walking Horse Association
          Proceeds to benefit the Ronald McDonald Houses
          Contact: Beverly McLeod 864/276-7166

OCTOBER
 
1-2       FARM ANIMAL EXHIBIT
          Sponsored by Clemson University Extension and
          Pickens County Soil and Water Conservation
          Must be pre-registered - for elementary school students
          Main Arena - 9 AM
          Contact: Charlotte Anderson 864/878-6155
 
5         WESTERN CAROLINA HORSE SALE
          Main Arena - 12 Noon
          Contact: Cecil Smith 864/877-6005

11-13     SRA FINALS PRO CHAMPIONSHIP RODEO
          Ticket prices - TBA
          Friday & Saturday - 8 PM
          Sunday - 2:30 PM
          Main Arena - Ticketed Event
          Professional Rodeo featuring - Bareback riding, steer                 wrestling, saddle bronc riding, calf roping, team roping, 
          WPRA barrel racing and bull riding
          Friday and Saturday - 8 PM

     Additional events may be scheduled at any time. For the
latest information, contact arena director Charles Williams,
864/646-2717 or 864/646-2718.

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